A trip to Disneyland is no doubt a big deal for your kids, especially if you are flying in from far away. Many of the area airports, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), offer shuttle and other transportation services to get families to the Disneyland resort. From LAX, Disneyland is only a 40-minute drive away in Anaheim. Choose from a few shuttle bus and van options to get you and your eager kids to the "Happiest Place on Earth."

Disneyland Resort Express Bus

The Disneyland Resort Express (greylineanaheim.com) offers direct service from LAX airport to the Disneyland resort in Anaheim. Reservations are not required for groups of less than 10. You simply wait for the shuttle bus under the green long-distance van and bus signs outside of your arrival terminal at LAX. The Disneyland Resort Express leaves LAX every 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the time of day. As of publication, adult fare from LAX to Disney is $22 one way and $32 round trip. For children between the ages of 3 and 11, the fare is $19 one way and $25 round trip. Children under 3 board for free.

Super Shuttle

Super Shuttle (supershuttle.com) offers shared van service from LAX to the three hotels on the Disneyland Resort: Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel. You will see a stand for the blue Super Shuttle vans right outside of your terminal. A representative in a blue Super Shuttle jacket should be there getting passenger information. As of publication, the cost is $16 per person, each way. Children 3 and under ride for free. Although it is not required, it is highly recommended by Super Shuttle to book in advance, either online or over the phone. This helps reduce the amount of time you have to wait for a shuttle. Reservations are required for your return trip to the airport. When booking online, make sure to specifically select one of the resort hotels or you will not get the $16 rate.

Prime Time Shuttle

Another shuttle service you can take from LAX to the Disneyland resort is the Prime Time Shuttle (primetimeshuttle.com). Prime Time offers shared shuttle service in its red vans and a rate of $15 per person each way, as of publication. Children 2 and under ride for free. In addition to dropping guests off at the Disneyland resort hotels, it makes stops at the Disneyland park entrance, the California Adventure park entrance and Downtown Disney for the same price. Like with Super Shuttle, you will find the Prime Time shuttle stand right outside of the terminal at LAX, with representatives in red jackets. Keep in mind that both Super Shuttle and Prime Time shuttle might make several stops to drop other passengers off before reaching Disneyland.

Other Transportation Options

Some smaller shuttle companies also offer service to Disneyland, such as Zippy Shuttle (zippyshuttle.com), at competitive prices. However, they do not have the relationship with the airport that Super Shuttle and Prime Time Shuttle do, so you must make a reservation so they can come into the airport area and pick you up when you arrive. You could also take Los Angeles Metro service to get there. To do so, wait for the free "G" shuttle under the LAX Shuttle & Airline Connection sign outside of your terminal, and take it to the LAX Aviation Station. From there, you will take a a Metro Rail Green Line train toward Norwalk. At the Norwalk Station, transfer to the Metro Express 460 bus that will take you right to Disneyland. The total trip costs $3, as of publication.

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Based in Los Angeles, Zora Hughes has been writing travel, parenting, cooking and relationship articles since 2010. Her work includes writing city profiles for Groupon. She also writes screenplays and won the S. Randolph Playwriting Award in 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in television writing/producing and a Master of Arts Management in entertainment media management, both from Columbia College.